Forest Science Minor

The Forest Science minor is offered for students who wish to seek employment or achieve a basic competency in forestry without qualifying as professional foresters.

Requirements
Students must complete a sequence of 13 credits in prescribed courses and 6 or more credits chosen from applied fields of study. Most of the courses employ a mixture of lecture and laboratory instruction. A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the minor.

Prescribed courses for the Forest Science minor are as follows:

FOR 203 Field Dendrology
FOR 308 Forest Ecology
FOR 366 Forest Resources Measurement
FOR 421 Silviculture
W P 203 Anatomical Properties of Wood

The student must select 6 credits of supporting courses (3 credits must be at the 400 level) from the following list:

FOR 339 Systems Timber Harvesting
FOR 320 Forest Fire Management
FOR 416 Forest Recreation
FOR 440 Forest Economics and Finance
FOR 455 Remote Sensing and Spatial Data Handling
FOR 470 Watershed Management
FOR 475 Principles of Forest Soils Management
FOR 480 Policy and Administration

Students may select other supporting forestry courses with the permission of the Forest Science faculty.

Procedures for Enrollment
Students may apply for admission to the Forest Science minor by submitting an Application for Admission to a Minor form in 114 Forest Resources Building. The approval of the student's major program adviser is also required. For additional information, contact the School of Forest Resources at 814-865-4237.

Visit the School of Forest Resources Web site.